RARELY DOES A FILM TURN SUCH A HEAVY POLITICAL SUBJECT INTO NEARLY TWO HOURS OF SHARP, DARKLY FUNNY AND SURPRISINGLY ENTERTAINING CINEMA—AND THAT EXTRAORDINARY 14-MINUTE REACTION AT VENICE SAYS A LOT.

Get John Malkovich that Oscar after his triumphant turn in Wild Horse Nine Not many people could deliver a sharp, thoughtful and yet accessible and genuinely funny film, examining the US government’s involvement in the violent 1973 coup that overthrew Chile’s democratically elected president. And all without the whiff of a stale history lesson. But Martin … Read more